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    Busiest Day of the Year

    December 21, 2009 - UPS expects to deliver approximately 22 million packages
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    Busiest Online Tracking Day of the Year

    December 22, 2009 - UPS expects more than 35 million online package tracking requests
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    Busiest Express Delivery Day of the Year

    December 23, 2009 - UPS expects to deliver more than 6 million air packages
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    Executive Council Value-Based Sustainability Conference

    January 26, 2010 - Bob Stoffel, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Strategy, Engineering, and Sustainability
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    Atlanta Leadership Symposium

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    Social Responsibility

    2009

    SmartWay Excellence Award - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    UPS has received an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its leadership in conserving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions from its transportation and freight activities. Learn more.

    Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC) - Executive of the Year Award

    James Mallard received this award which is given to a senior-level corporate executive that has a demonstrated record of accomplishments in minority business development and serves as an internal champion of progress at their companies.

    Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC) - Crystal Award

    Selected by certified ethnic-minority business owners, this awards recognizes UPS as a GMSDC corporate member or government entity that has excelled in minority business development.

    UPS included on FTSE4Good index

    DJSI North America

    UPS was again named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America. The non-ranking survey assesses companies based on economic, environmental and social sustainability factors, and recognizes leadership in such areas as corporate governance, risk and crisis management, environmental policy, corporate citizenship, human capital development, and talent attraction and retention, among others.

    Corporate Equality Index - 100% Rating

    For the third consecutive year, UPS achieved a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 2010 Corporate Equality Index. Each year, HRC rates U.S. corporations based on their policies and practices toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)employees and consumers, including transgender health benefits and domestic partner benefits. This year, 590 companies were evaluated on a scale from 0 to 100 percent; 305 achieved top ratings, compared to last year's 260. Learn more.

    Top 25 Green Supply Chain Partners

    UPS was among companies listed on Inbound Logistics' 25 Green Supply Chain Partners. The magazine recognized businesses for their supply chain sustainability and environmentally-friendly solutions. UPS was cited for pursing technologies and processes that reduce energy use and emissions. The company was particularly recognized for Worldport, the Louisville, Ky., air hub where UPS aircraft is parked directly next to the facility, eliminating the need to run ground tugs.

    Champions of Philanthropy Award

    UPS received the Champions of Philanthropy Award from CARE for its 15-year commitment to the organization's mission of fighting global poverty. The UPS Foundation has supported CARE's work since 1995 through grants to support the Emergency Transportation Shipping Fund, CARE's anniversary celebration, a suite of technology solutions and logistics support.

    Women Worth Watching

    Teri McClure was selected as one of the female executives featured in Profiles in Diversity Journal's Women Worth Watching issue for her achievements and contributions to diversity within her sphere of influence. Teri's profile will appear in the September/October 2009 issue and showcase a personal and inspiring message on mentoring.

    UPS recognized for diversity

    For the fourth consecutive year, UPS was named one of "40 Best Companies for Diversity" by Black Enterprise magazine. The company was recognized for demonstrating strength and outperforming its peers in senior management and supplier diversity. More than 1,000 publicly-traded companies were evaluated on business activities related to the participation of African Americans and members of other ethnic minority groups.

    UPS named Corporation of the Year

    Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce named UPS its 2009 "Corporation of the Year" for its leadership in Hispanic business development. Earlier this year, The UPS Foundation, UPS's charitable arm, contributed $50,000 to the Hispanic American Center for Economic Development, the educational arm of GHCC, to help provide educational programs for Hispanic businesses in Georgia. 

    Top Corporate Supporter of HBCU Engineering Programs - U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology Magazine

    UPS was named one of the 2009 Top Corporate Supporters of HBCU Engineering Programs, citing the company's dedication to help educate and support minority engineering students and commitment to increasing the pipeline of talented individuals that will enter the U.S. workforce.

    America's Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities - DiversityBusiness.com

    UPS named to DiversityBusiness.com's list of America's Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities. The award was based on factors such as volume, consistency and quality of business opportunities that a company grants to women- and minority-owned suppliers. Over 650,000 women- and minority-owned businesses had the opportunity to vote online. UPS was the sole transportation company on the list.

    America's Top Companies for Women’s Business Enterprises - Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)

    For the ninth consecutive year, UPS has been named to WBENC's list of America's Top Companies for Women's Business Enterprises.

    Global Green 100 List - Uptime Institute

    UPS's IT and data operations landed the company on Uptime's Global Green 100 list. Corporations were recognized for demonstrating a high-level commitment to increasing energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprint.

    Top 50 Employers - Woman Engineer Magazine

    UPS ranked #17 on the list of Top 50 Employers by Woman Engineer magazine. Readers selected companies for which they would most prefer to work or believe are progressive in hiring members of women engineers.

    Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality - Human Rights Campaign

    UPS was named to the Human Rights Campaign's 2009 list of "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality," which recognized businesses that scored 100% on their 2009 Corporate Equality Index. The foundation is the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization.

    UPS was selected for the 2008 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI), released by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

    The CDP is a group that surveys the world's largest companies to obtain information on carbon emissions, identify goals for carbon reduction and gauge environmental-related risks and opportunities, and then reports them to institutional investors. The companies were asked questions in four major subject areas: Risks and Opportunities, Emissions Accounting, Performance Against Targets and Governance. Those selected have a high CDLI score, which measures their response to the survey and level of disclosure, along with the lowest carbon intensity score, a ratio of annual revenue compared to actual carbon emissions. View the entire CDLI report.

    40 Best Companies for Diversity - Black Enterprise

    Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality (Perfect score: 100; third consecutive year) - Human Rights Campaign

    Most Admired Companies - Fortune Magazine

    18th Annual "Top 50 Employers" (#14) – Woman Engineer Magazine

    Champions of Philanthropy - CARE

    100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America (Jim Winestock, now-retired SVP, US Operations) - Black Enterprise

    Corporation of the Year Award - Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

    The Voice Award (Awarded to a corporate member who improves the women-owned business community) - Greater Women's Business Council

    Women Worth Watching (Teri McClure, SVP of Legal, Compliance and Public Affairs; General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary) - Profiles in Diversity Journal

    2009 Top 15 Women in Business (Amy Whitley, VP, Organizational Development) - PINK! Magazine

    50 Most Powerful Women in Business (Griselda Hernandez, UPS Mexico Country Manager - #11) – Expansion Magazine

    Top Women of Power Impacting Diversity (Kathy Homeyer, Director, Supplier Diversity) - Diversity Plus Magazine

    Green Supply Chain Partner - Inbound Logistics

    2008

    UPS Recognized by EPA

    UPS was honored with 2008 Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Excellence Award. Selection was based on documented results that prove demonstrated creative and innovative ways to reduce carbon emissions and save fuel.

    UPS Recognized as Best Place to Launch a Career

    UPS was again recognized as one of BusinessWeek's Best Places to Launch a Career. The magazine's third annual ranking was based on three separate surveys: a BusinessWeek poll of career services directors at U.S. colleges; a survey of 40,000 U.S. college students; and a BusinessWeek poll of the employers themselves.

    UPS Named Top Company for Women

    UPS was named to PINK magazine's second annual list of Top Companies for Women. PINK asked America's leading companies nearly 100 questions related to women's advancement.  Among the questions were: the percentages of women among all employees, women among corporate executives, rate of retention for executive women among mid- and senior-level management, and women among the top fifth of payroll.

    UPS Added to Sustainability Index

    UPS again has been selected as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index. The index provides benchmarks to institutional and retail investors on the financial performance of companies that lead their industry in terms of corporate sustainability.

    UPS Again Scores 100 on HRC's 2009 Corporate Equality Index

    UPS again achieved the top rating of 100 percent in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2009 Corporate Equality Index. UPS remains the only company to obtain this rating in the Mail and Freight Delivery industry.

    Human Rights Campaign, or HRC, is America's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights organization. The Corporate Equality Index is a tool used to measure how companies treat their GLBT employees, suppliers and customers.

    To learn more, view the full report.

    UPS Named Among 40 Best Companies for Diversity

    For the third year in a row, UPS is among the top 40 companies for diversity, as researched by Black Enterprise magazine.  The corporate diversity survey focused primarily on activities related to the participation of African Americans and other ethnic minority groups in four key areas: supplier diversity, senior management, board involvement, and employee base.

    Best Green Company for America's Children

    UPS's efforts to reduce carbon footprint through our "green fleet" landed a spot on Working Mother's list of 2008 Best Green Companies for America's Children. The magazine chose 20 companies that are devoting financial resources and innovative thinking to create inventive and sustainable ways to restore and preserve the earth.

    UPS Wins Top Award for Supporting Women-Owned Businesses

    The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) has named UPS to its "America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises." The award honors corporations for their world-class supplier diversity programs.

    "These top 16 corporations demonstrate that buying from women results in innovation and growth," said Linda Denny, president and CEO of WBENC. "By implementing strategic, enterprise-wide supplier diversity programs, they are rewarded with outstanding products and services that benefit their customers and their shareholders."

    UPS has been recognized by WBENC every year since the awards was created nine years ago. Only two other companies have that honor.

    UPS Wins Corporate Supporter Award from NAWBO

    The Atlanta Chapter of NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) named UPS its top corporate supporter.

    The Corporate Supporter award recognizes "the corporation that supports, strengthens, and enhances the woman-owned business in the business community and serves as an incubator and/or showcase for the unique advantages and benefits women bring to business. This company advocates internal women-friendly policies and procedures by employing women in all levels of management in addition to seeking external business relationships with women owned businesses."

    UPS Tops Best Places for Minorities to Work List

    UPS topped the Atlanta Tribune's 2008 list of "Best Places for Minorities to Work." Companies were selected based on ways they utilize diversity to strengthen their workforces, including minority representation of the board of directors and amongst the 50 highest paid executives. UPS also made the magazine's top 10 list of companies for supplier diversity.

    UPS Honored as One of America's Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces

    The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption listed UPS as one of the top 100 organizations and companies that provide best adoption benefits for employees. Rankings were based on the amount of financial assistance and paid leave provided.

    UPS Wins 2008 Uptime Institute Green Enterprise IT Award

    UPS was named winner of an Uptime Institute Green Enterprise IT Award. Presented by the Uptime Institute.

    A work group at UPS's Windward Data Center in Alpharetta, GA was recognized for energy conservation measures implemented at their site. The group was honored in the the "Facilities Site Physical Infrastructure (Power and Cooling) Overhead" category.

    The Uptime Institute is a research-based think tank and advisor on business and technology issues related to computing and energy efficiency.

    UPS Green Fleet Recognized by Alternative Fuel Institute

    The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute awarded UPS with the Green Fleet Award, recognizing the company as a leader in the fields of fuels, emissions, vehicles, policy, foreign relations and climate change and honoring its commitment to alternative fuels across different media platforms and marketing disciplines.

    UPS Wins Mentoring Partnership Award

    The Atlanta Partners for Education awarded UPS and Fickett Elementary School with the 2008 Mentoring Partnership Award this week as part of its annual awards celebration highlighting high-caliber and creative partnerships between individual schools, Atlanta-area businesses, nonprofit, civic, religious, social and professional organizations.

    The Mentoring Award category recognizes the partnership that develops one-to-one relationships between a student and an adult that fosters a caring, supportive environment which emphasizes the individual needs of the student.

    UPS Foundation President Honored As Top Community Role Model

    Lisa Hamilton, The UPS Foundation President, was named one of Atlanta’s top ten female role models by YWCA Atlanta. Lisa was honored for her lifelong commitment to community service, both with UPS and as a leader with many other service organizations. For more than 20 years, the YWCA has honored Atlanta's premier female role models through the Academy of Women Achievers.

    UPS Tops Massachusetts Reputation List

    UPS has been named #1 in for-profit enterprises and #2 overall in a recent Corporate Reputation Survey in Massachusetts. The survey asked 200 Massachusetts business executives to rate a select list of 74 Massachusetts-based companies and organizations that employ a large number of Massachusetts residents on six attributes - general reputation, products and services, social responsibility, ethics and corporate governance, workplace environment and financial stability. Last year UPS was ranked #17 overall.

    The survey is conducted by the survey is conducted on behalf of Morrissey & Company by Opinion Dynamics Corporation, a national leader in market research, polling and consulting based in Waltham, Mass.

    2007

    UPS Germany Honored by Women's Social Welfare Organization

    UPS Named Corporation of the Year by the National Minority Supplier Development Council

    UPS to Receive 2007 Keep America Beautiful Vision for America Award

    The 2006 Harris Interactive® RQSM survey ranked UPS as the nation's top company for people's "trust in the company to do the right thing in the event of a product/service problem, excellent customer service, and sincerity of corporate communications." For overall reputation, UPS ranked #7 among the 60 most visible companies in the United States.

    The survey polled more than 20,000 respondents, who ranked companies' reputations based on 20 attributes in six categories: financial performance, social responsibility, workplace environment, products and services, vision and leadership, and emotional appeal.

    In addition to the top rankings, UPS also was ranked in the top 4 in seven other reputation related categories: ethical standards, consistent corporate communications, distinctive corporate communications, correct and accurate information with corporate communications, easily recognizable corporate communications, corporate communications provides consistent messages and corporate communications that have a common look and feel.

    UPS recognized by Paralyzed Veterans of America

    The company was recognized by the Paralyzed Veterans of America for its enduring advocacy for people and veterans with disabilities. This corporate leadership award was presented to UPS at an event in Washington, DC at which Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao was also honored for her service in the veteran community

    UPS Scores 100 Percent on Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index

    UPS received a 100 percent score in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2008 Corporate Equality Index, the first for the package and freight delivery industry.

    The Human Rights Campaign, or HRC, is America's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights organization. The Corporate Equality Index is a tool used to measure how companies treat their GLBT employees, suppliers and customers.

    UPS Supply Chain Solutions Ranked High Among "Green" Outsourcers

    In the 2007 edition of an annual survey conducted to determine which supply chain and logistics company was environmentally friendly, UPS Supply Chain Solutions was a top vote getter in the services, supply chain and logistics outsourcing category.

    The ranking was assigned to UPS by Clearwater, Florida-based outsourcing industry consulting firm Brown-Wilson Group. Survey participants included more than 20,000 people. Out of a possible 10 points, UPS Supply Chain Solutions earned 9.28 points.

    The 2007 ranking also earned UPS the recognition to be included in the 2007 Black Book Green 50 report published by the consulting firm.

    UPS Wins National Literacy Leadership Award

    The National Coalition for Literacy has awarded The UPS Foundation the 2007 NCL Literacy Leadership Award. This award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to improving literacy in the United States. Award recipients have demonstrated a deep and sustained individual, organizational, or corporate commitment by supporting literacy across the lifespan on the local, state, and national level.

    UPS in Top Tier of World’s Most Respected Companies

    UPS Receives Care’s International Humanitarian Award for Corporate Philanthropy

    CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty, awarded its International Humanitarian Award for Corporate Philanthropy.

    UPS has contributed more than $1,000,000 during a 14-year partnership that has supported CARE's work around the world. Since 1995, UPS has underwritten CARE's Emergency Transportation Shipping Fund. In addition, UPS has donated to CARE's emergency and relief efforts throughout the world, including Kosovo, Sudan, Angola, Cambodia, Vietnam, Lebanon, Haiti and Nicaragua.

    UPS Receives Award From The Salvation Army for Community Service

    The Salvation Army recognized UPS with the Doing the Most Good Community Service Award during their Third Annual Luncheon in Atlanta. The award is given to UPS for our community support through The Salvation Army Angel Tree Program, Hurricane Katrina aid, and the Think Volunteer program.

    UPS Named to “World’s Most Ethical Companies” List

    UPS was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Magazine. The elite list of companies were recognized for strong leadership in ethics and compliance, advancement of industry discourse on social and ethical issues, and positive engagement in the communities in which they operate. UPS was the only transportation company on this list.

    UPS named among America's Top Corporations for Women Business Enterprises (WBEs)

    UPS was included in Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) list of "America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises". UPS was one of only three companies to be recognized each year since the award was created eight years ago. The award recognizes companies for their programs offering equal access for WBEs in competing for, and winning, corporate contracts for goods and services.

    UPS Named One of 100 Best Corporate Citizens

    UPS was included in the eighth annual list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens in the U.S. The survey, published by CRO magazine, ranks companies on service in key categories: shareholders, community, governance, diversity, employees, environment, human rights and product.

    Hong Kong Awarded “5 Year Award - Caring Company 2006/2007”

    UPS Hong Kong, for the fifth consecutive year, was awarded “Caring Company” by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS). This program recognizes companies that demonstrate good corporate citizenship and motivates strategic partnership initiatives between business and social service sectors. UPS Hong Kong has the privilege to use the “Caring Company 5 Year Award Logo” on collaterals and company activities.

    UPS Ranks #1 on Reputational Attributes